The OC Blog's Best Culture Stories of 2013
This year has been an exciting 365 days packed full of art, music, and film here at OC! From Ryan McGinley's Instagram takeover at Art Basel, to lunch with the brilliant group behind Solange's Saint...
View ArticleThe Best of the OC Blog: Here's What Went Down in 2013
If 2012 was the year of #YOLO, then 2013 was the year of selfies and twerking. But other stuff happened too. In fact, a whole lot did, here at OC. Most Stylish Way to Stick It to the Man: We introduced...
View ArticleFrom SF to Paris to Seoul: Ryan McGinley's Whirlwind 2013
This fall and winter have been busy for photographer and OC BFF Ryan McGinley, with two solo exhibitions and a museum survey show. As you probably remember, he started out in the early fall with...
View ArticleSound Check: NO CEREMONY///
In "SOUND CHECK", we check in with some of our favorite musicians. Dreamy electro-pop band NO CEREMONY/// is one of OC London's most recent discoveries. In the past year alone, the band has...
View ArticleOCTV Presents: Show & Tell with Matt Jackson
In "SHOW AND TELL", we learn about the style, stories, and obsessions of OC friends and family, and find out their latest scores from the store. Here, set designer Matt Jackson (whose incredible work...
View ArticlePhone Sex and Hair Transplants: A New Species of Erotic Magazine
When Baron magazine first appeared on shelves last April, it instantly became a cult hit, ushering in a new era for the erotic magazine. For its second issue, the postmodern sex zine sent photographer...
View ArticleLookbook: Opening Ceremony Pre-Fall 2014
It's true, we just rang in 2014, and maybe we're jumping the gun by unveiling the Opening Ceremony Pre-Fall 2014 lookbook. But after scrolling through, you'll see why. Photographed by Colin Dodgson and...
View ArticleOpposites Attract: J.W. Anderson x Versace Versus
When the exuberant, sexy, 90s vibe of Versace Versus met J.W. Anderson's androgynous, structured designs, magic happened. The capsule collection brought together two seemingly opposite ends of the...
View ArticleSartorial Science: Christopher Kane Resort 2014
If "fashion scientist" was a career path, it's one that Christopher Kane likely would have pursued. But it's not (yet), so the designer instead experiments with each collection, pushing the boundaries...
View ArticleMost Wanted: The Structured Leather Skirt
"Most Wanted" presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. So fresh right now: say hello to the Opening Ceremony Dakota Seamed Mini Skirt, a structured sky-blue leather number from...
View ArticleGrinding to Reggaeton at the United Nations
On a recent Friday evening, in the Rem Koolhaas-designed room where senators and sheikhs rub elbows and the secret deals of the Cold War were brokered, a sweaty mass is grinding to Gasolina. Heineken...
View ArticleAn Empty Room and a Lotto Ticket: Graffiti Artist Jim Joe's Take on a Solo Show
As I walk into The Hole, a 4000 square foot contemporary art gallery on the Bowery in New York City, I’m practically blinded by the naked white walls. The concept of this exhibit, a solo show of...
View ArticleThe Look: Petra Collins
In "THE LOOK" OC friends drop by to try on our favorite new arrivals and tell us about their wardrobe preferences past and present. First published in her teens, 21-year-old photographer and Toronto...
View ArticleThe Coziest Winter Sweater Ever: Sunspel Fall/Winter 2013
You know that winter sweater you can wear out to a bar and then run home and hop under your covers still wrapped up in? Aka the coziest winter sweater on the planet? That's Sunspel. The British...
View ArticleSound Check: Giraffage
In SOUND CHECK, we check in with some of our favorite musicians. I was first introduced to the music of producer Charlie Yin, aka Giraffage, when I still lived in San Francisco and he was lighting up...
View ArticleBrunch on a Budget: $8 at Forgetmenot
BITES ON A BUDGET is a toothsome and tasty series where members of the OC family forage for great food––under $10! This week, we explore uncharted territory: brunch. They say the cause is the best...
View ArticleStraight Trippin': Anna Laub in Jamaica
In STRAIGHT TRIPPIN', OC friends and family share tidbits from their latest travels. We checked in with Anna Laub, designer of PRISM, about her reading material and travel essentials for a trip to...
View ArticleAstrid Andersen Fall/Winter 2014: OC x London Collections: Men
This London Collections: Men's fashion week, the lovely style blogger Susie Bubble reports, just for OC! Whatever you do, don't call Astrid Andersen's Fall/Winter 2014 collection "gangster". The...
View ArticleOC Editorial: Martine Rose Spring/Summer 2014
British designer Martine Rose made her debut in 2007 focusing on men's shirting, but quickly developed her eponymous line into a wardrobe of bold, gender-bending pieces. Her first collection at OC—a...
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